tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post1092905741194297212..comments2024-03-14T18:26:18.208-07:00Comments on autism's gadfly: Does an autistic's higher perceptual capacity translate into a lucrative IT career?jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972394536850151087noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-61771680322613721642012-03-25T12:14:55.601-07:002012-03-25T12:14:55.601-07:00Anonymous, if your "autism" rose to the ...Anonymous, if your "autism" rose to the level of a diagnosis, you'd be too impaired to hold a full time job. The fact you went to a university and gained employment right afterward and are gainfully employed, tends to make me think your "autism" does not rise to the level of interfering with daily functioning which makes you what you are, not autistic.......I'm Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06386324013172993426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-24345907210716163602012-03-25T08:56:08.984-07:002012-03-25T08:56:08.984-07:00Jonathan, if I work for 24 hours I obviously have ...Jonathan, if I work for 24 hours I obviously have to sleep the next day. That would usually be understood, even by the literal minded. Your autism may be more disabling than others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-55908177374764127392012-03-24T11:10:26.820-07:002012-03-24T11:10:26.820-07:00Farmwife: So, in other words, nothing will change...Farmwife: So, in other words, nothing will change after the dsm 5 comes out.jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972394536850151087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-18174637263669442052012-03-24T10:48:37.128-07:002012-03-24T10:48:37.128-07:00Don't think it matters since the IT specialist...Don't think it matters since the IT specialists will no longer qualify for the autism dx shortly.<br /><br />http://www.dsm5.org/proposedrevisions/pages/proposedrevision.aspx?rid=94<br /><br />D. Symptoms together limit and impair everyday functioning<br /><br />Although that probably won't stop the aspies - the one's running organizations, with families and jobs - from calling themselves autistic and for them to continue hijacking the dx from those that are actually disabled.farmwifetwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680758336779501712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-19521485975520860722012-03-23T23:44:09.246-07:002012-03-23T23:44:09.246-07:00anonymous who won't sign their name: Interest...anonymous who won't sign their name: Interesting that you're the only person in history who needs no sleep whatsoever. Yes, you would be well known if your story were true. I've never heard of you and I think I would have heard of a person who can work without breaks and has no need to sleep, so i wonder.jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972394536850151087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-10711029300838757092012-03-23T20:03:13.389-07:002012-03-23T20:03:13.389-07:00Interesting. I've been employed as a software ...Interesting. I've been employed as a software engineer basically since I left university in 1999. No problems with concentration - I'm known for being able to work 24hrs straight - although I know this varies person by person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com